When ancient is nothing short of amazing and beautiful

There's something about books that's so romantic, especially old leather bound books that have withstood the test of time. Just imagining the hands that have touched it, whether it was a smooth soft pair of hands or wrinkly sunburnt ones. How was life then? Where they thinking the same things? That's probably the reason why I still prefer a physical book to an eBook. This is one more reason to love books. Here's something I found from http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/01/this-16th-century-book-can-be-read-six-different-ways/

This 16th Century Book Can Be Read Six Different Ways 

Sure, the Amazon Kindle might have dynamic font adjustments, and it can hold thousands of books, but can it do this? Printed in the late 16th century this small book from the National Library of Sweden is an example of sixfold dos-à-dos binding, where six books are conjoined into a single publication but can be read individually with the help of six perfectly placed clasps. This particular book was printed in Germany and like almost all books at the time is a religious devotional text. The National Library of Sweden has a fantastic photo collection of historical and rare books where you can find many more gems like this, and this, and this.

Posted in Design and tagged books, history by Christopher Jobson.